Article
Genetic epidemiology of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Europe.
Revue neurologique - 1 Jul 2001
Abstract excerpt
The prion protein gene was studied in patients with definite or probable Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) registered by national CJD units of 6 European countries. The role of genetic factors in CJD was also investigated by comparing the frequencies of a family history of dementia and Parkinson's disease in CJD cases and matched controls. Codon 129 genotype was examined in 337 CJD cases of whom 73.2 p. 100 were...
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